Open AccessA Deceptive Case of Cellulitis Caused by a Gram-Negative Pathogen
Author(s) -
Tanaya Bhowmick,
Melvin P. Weinstein
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.02975-12
Subject(s) - cellulitis , enterobacteriaceae , pathogen , microbiology and biotechnology , gram negative bacterial infections , gram , biology , gram negative bacteria , medicine , immunology , bacteria , antibiotics , genetics , escherichia coli , gene
Yokenella regensburgei is a member of the family Enterobacteriaceae that has rarely been implicated in clinical disease. We report here a case of septicemia with a skin and soft tissue source caused by Y. regensburgei in an immunocompromised host.
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